After the 1950's strictly ruled lifestyle, the 1960's brought forth an era of discovering freedom and sexual liberation. Along with the Civil Rights Movements and the Vietnam War, many new countercultures formed and were becoming more popular to partake in. Because of all of this tension and change, many found freedom through sexuality as a way to express personal political statements publicly. These concepts of sexual freedom culminated and began the early start of the Gay Sexual Liberation as it became more popular. This did not, however, end discrimination of the LGBT+ group. The Stonewall Inn was a seemingly safe place for many LGBT+ people and also "troubled" youth until the Stonewall Riots began in 1969. Police raids interrupted the Inn and began much uproar from those who enjoyed the location. This uproar created the depleting of stigma about the homosexual/ trans community and started the first pride parades. In 1973, homosexuality as a disease was taken out of the DSM which allowed the community to be more open and slightly more accepted than before, however it did not end the discrimination. Religious groups considered ungodly and the community was affiliated with drug use, immoral sex, and the extremes of expressing oneself. Even though AIDS became more prominent within the gay male community, there was little support from people with resources to help. No true or helpful action was made by political figures until Reagan made a statement about it in his 1987 speech. Today, AIDS is still an incurable disease that has killed and continues to kill millions not only in America and the gay community but many in third world countries.